Zentrick Inc. today announced the launch of the Omega Pharma – Quick-Step (OPQS Team) “Tour de France” interactive video series that combines video content with audience engagement and interactive storytelling.

“As a major cycling team, we want to provide our fans with the latest information and unique content while finding a better way to engage with them directly”, said Marnix Drysdale, Commercial Director at Omega Pharma – Quick-Step. “Zentrick’s innovative interactive video technology makes it easy to meet these goals by adding in-video contests, games, live updates, social streams and shopping to our video content. We strongly believe that this exciting video technology will increase value for all stakeholders; our fans, our sponsors as well as the team”.

While watching the latest interviews and highlights, Zentrick interactivity allows fans to learn more about their favourite cyclist, participate in exclusive contests and even buy team gear directly from the video experience.

“We’re proud to work with OPQS team to transform their ”Tour de France” video coverage into the first fully interactive video series for a global sports event”, said Pieter Mees, CEO of Zentrick. “By adding interactive content and user initiated actions to their video content OPQS takes audience engagement and storytelling to a completely new level.”

An interactive video of Mark Cavendish explaining the OPQS interactive video series can be viewed here: http://zentr.cc/WMy8qk

About Zentrick
Zentrick enables brands and publishers to create interactive video experiences that engage, grow and monetize audiences by integrating related content and user actions into any video.

Our self-service software suite provides creators and marketers with a complete set of tools to create, deploy, measure and manage interactive videos at scale, cost effectively.

The Zentrick software suite combines a configurable set of social engagement, inline commerce and lead generation apps with the tools to easily integrate related content, location awareness, social sharing and relevant information. The result is a single shareable video unit that is used to engage audiences on mobile devices, social networks, paid ad placements and owned sites.

To learn how Zentrick can help you maximize the return on your video investment and take your video strategy to the next level visit us at www.zentrick.com.